PA Legislators Approve Bill For National Guard Assistance In COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Katie Blackley
/ 90.5 WESA
Pennsylvania state Senators unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would require the Department of Health to work with the state’s National Guard to plan regional COVID-19 vaccination sites across the Commonwealth.
The House of Representatives earlier this month also approved the bill unanimously. A spokesperson for Gov. Tom Wolf said he intends to sign it.
The bill’s sponsor, Washington County Republican Rep. Timothy O’Neal, said several other states are already using their National Guards to assist with vaccine roll out.
“Across the board, I think we in government have certainly recognized how our vaccine rollout has gone thus far is simply unacceptable,” he said. “I think this is an opportunity for government, across party lines, to show the citizens of the Commonwealth that we can truly work together to help address some of these issues.” 

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